I Swear It All Over Again (Book 1)

Chapter 11

~◆~Annabel's Pov~◆~

"Why would you let her go out of the house alone at night?" Ray asked trying not to scream as I listened to them argue about me. This is my fault that there arguing at each other. I should have never even crawled out my window and none of this would have happened, but then if I didn't do any of this I would have never seen my father. I needed to see him, I have the right to see my father.

"She sneaked out when I was in the middle of making dinner. I didn't know she walked out of the house, I didn't even hear the door open or close!" My mother yells at him as I frown when Ray says.

"Maybe I could do better with taking care of Annabel in fact just because I have a job that would probably put Annabel in danger. Doesn't mean that you should have never let us see each other." Ray said back still trying not to yell at my mom.

"Your job would put Annabel in danger just like it did with me. Ray I almost died because of your job and I don't want that to happen to my daughter!"

"Our daughter! She's my daughter too." I slowly tiptoed over to the wall and looked over the banister, watching as my mother took another step toward to Ray who had closed the door, and ran his hand in his hair, frustrated. My dad was leaning on the door so my mom can't open the door and kick him out.

"Ray, will you just leave this house now!" My mother's yell faded away as she walked into the kitchen.

"No, we need to talk about this." I saw Ray walk into the kitchen, I slowly walked down the stairs and stopped halfway.

"This isn't right, Annabel needs to see her father more," I heard Ray say, "Annabel hasn't seen me for nine years and tonight we only got to see each other for like twenty minutes. And half that time she was knocked out in my sidekicks arms."

"Wait, why would you put Annabel in danger like you did tonight you let your sidekick-" My mother said but got cut off by my father.

"First of all I was saving Annabel I wasn't putting her in any kind of danger. Annabel and I need to see each other more she even told me that she missed me. I bet if you ask her if she would want to spend more time with me she would say yes. Cause we haven't seen each other in nine years and every time I tried to speak to you, and ask you how Annabel was doing you wouldn't even let me talk to her!" Ray stopped as my mom walked out of the room and back in the living room. I quickly and quietly ran up the stairs and went by my door. I stopped when I heard my mother talking again.

"Ray I don't want this to end up like last time," she says, "last time we had a fight about this, Brent was here and he was the reason we argued a lot."

"It's not going too but Bella you can't just rely on a purse with pepper spray and other things, to protect our daughter just like tonight if she brought her purse when she ran away. It wouldn't have protected her as much as I could-"

"Ran away? Ray she wouldn't run away. I have no idea why she walked out of this house," I walked over to the banister again, "and yes a purse with pepper spray and what ever I put in there, would protect her more than you could. You couldn't even protect me,  so what makes you think you could protect our daughter?" I saw my mother push Ray, his body slammed against the wall. She walked over to the couch and sat down.

"Bella I did protect you I saved your life. . . .five times maybe even more." Ray said walking over to the couch and sat down next to my mother, reaching over and placing a arm around her shoulder. A small smile forming on his face as she didn't fight back.

"Ray I just don't want Annabel to go through what I did. "she said, "we both know what I went through with Brooke, Rebecca, Rose, and. . .Brent." Ray scooted closer to her, trying to comfort her as much as he could.

"She won't I promise. "

"Ray please don't start with the promises, cause half of them you couldn't even keep. "She started to cry and Ray sighed, placing his thumb on her cheek and cleaning her face from the tears.

"Bella I promise from the bottom of my heart that Annabel is not going to go through all that. I will never let any of them hurt or get anywhere near Annabel as long as I am alive. They've done a lot of bad things since we met but I will make sure Brent stays in prison, and for Rebecca and Rose," he sighs again thinking, "they probably forgot about us and for Brooke, well, I don't even know what happen to that girl. "Ray said as my mother giggled. Ray grins as he stares at her, realizing he hasn't heard that small giggle in forever.

"I'm sorry I yelled at you and pushed you against the wall." My mother said hesitantly laying on his chest as he rubbed her back. When her head touch his chest, Ray's eyes widen and his grin got larger, showing his teeth. Ten minutes passed and I slowly walked down the stairs, and saw that my mother had fallen asleep on Ray's chest, but Ray wasn't asleep he was playing with my moms hair. He had laid his head on the back of the couch and was staring at the ceiling.

 I panicked when the last step on the stairs creaked, immediately catching Ray's attention causing him to dart his head at me. "Annabel what are you-"He whispered looking back between me and my mother, but I cut him off.

"I heard everything and seen everything from the moment I went upstairs. "I whispered back to him rubbing my right arm as I looked down.

"Oh Annabel," I walked over to him and sat down next to him. He put his arm around me and scooted me closer to him. I laid my head on his shoulder, "Annabel why did you leave this house?"

"When I found out that Captain Man was my father I wanted to tell Henry, but when I crawled out the window and half way over to Henrys I forgot my purse. So when I turned back around to go get it that's when I got kidnapped. "

"Oh," was all I heard from him as he kissed my head, "well that will never happen again right? You aren't going to sneak out again, okay," he starts and I nod, "good I don't need your mother having another panic attack, trust me."  Just then my mom started to wake up cause she was moving her head.

"What time is it?"

"Midnight I think." I said which made my mother jump, making Ray take his arm off her shoulder.

"Annabel what are you doing your supposed to be in bed." She said scooting away from us, unsure what to do.

"Sure, if you think that I could go to bed when you guys are screaming at each other. " I said watching as my mother got up.

"You heard everything?" She asked and I nodded while she rubbed her eyes. "Ray can you go tuck her in?" She asked and Ray nodded. "I'm going to bed." She said walking out of the room. Ray and I went into my room and he laid me down on my bed, grabbing the blanket then covered me up. He sat next to me on the bed.

"Im sorry you had to hear all that," Ray said admiring my room, "I still remember when you were a little five year old and you, "he said looking at me and laughing, "locked your mother in your closet when I was gone because she didn't tell you why I wasn't home." He pauses suddenly not laughing anymore and I look at him.

 I sit up as he plays with one of the blanket's edge. "Why did you leave?"

 "I left that night because my job-"

 "No I mean why did you and mom get a divorce, " fear fills his eyes as I ask that question, "was it because of that guy named Brent."

 "Annabel I don't think your mom would be happy if I told you who Brent is or why we got a divorce." He said getting up off the bed.

"Are you leaving? "I asked and he nodded while looking down at the floor.

"Yeah, but you'll see me soon. . .I hope." I nodded as he got up and left a kiss on my forehead.

Soon? Will I ever even see my father again?

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